CNN`s best African journalists awarded
A Television reporter from Kenya, John-Allan Namu has emerged the overall winner of this year’s CNN Multichoice African Journalist Award.
Namu who works for the Nairobi-based Kenya Television Network (KTN) was presented with the prize at the International Convention Centre here on Saturday night.
He entered the continent’s most prestigious competition for journalists with television features titled ‘In the Shadow of Mungiki’ and a news story on scars and sufurias.
The award was presented by South Africa’s Multichoice Chief Executive Officer, Nolo Letele, and CNN International Executive Vice President and Managing Director Tony Madox.
Namu topped the television features award category while sharing the television general news and features award with fellow KTN journalist Moturi Mogaka.
Their prize was presented by Tanzania’s ITV/Radio One Managing Director Joyce Mhaville on behalf of IPP Executive Chairman Reginald Mengi.
The environment category award was scooped by Kenyan television reporter, Violet Otindo. She entered the competition with an article titled ‘Nairobi matters -Embakasi’
The sports award was scooped by Adeyemi Ayodeji from Nigeria and was presented by Executive Chairman, Global Media Alliance and Founder of the CNN African journalists Awards Edward Boateng.
The HIV/Aids reporting award was won by Anna-Maria Lombard from South Africa.
The award was presented by Hopewell Rugoho the winner of CNN Mulitichoice African Journalists 2008.
Free Press Africa Award was scooped by Nicaise Kibel’bel Oka from the Democratic Republic of Congo and it was presented by the Chairperson of the judges panel Azubuike lshiekwene.
The Mohamed Amin. Photographic award went to Halden Krog from South Africa and was presented by Chief Executive Officer for A24 Media Salim Amin. Health and Medical award was won by Paul McNally from South Africa.
The Economic and Business award went to Ethar el –Katatney from Egypt while a television news award on the same category went to Johnson Benson Mwangi and John-Allan Namu both from Kenya.
The Print General News award went to Beauregard Tromp from South Africa. Francophone General News award went to Rajen Bablee of Mauritius.
Radio General News award was scooped by Viviane Tiendrebeogo from Burkina Faso.
Portuguese General Award went to Ernesto Bartolomeu from Angola while Arts and Culture award was scooped by Tolu Ogunlesi from Nigeria.
There were other 15 awards categories in total with 15 winners out of 26 finalists.
The winners were awarded with trophies and cash prizes.
Speaking at the award presentation ceremony, South African Mutichoice`s Letele said the rapid growth of these awards allows them to give voice to thousands of journalists across Africa.
“The ever growing number of categories allows all of our entrants to showcase their individual skills and cultures that are unique to the CNN Multichoice African Journalist Award”, he said.
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